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Chapter 5 Open Classes
Objectives: Learning Objectives
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Understand the limitations of semantic definitions for parts of speech and apply morphological and syntactic tests instead
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Distinguish between the form of a word (part of speech) and its function in a sentence
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Define open-class words and explain why they form open classes
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Identify the head of a phrase and distinguish it from modifiers
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Apply morphological and syntactic tests to identify nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs
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Analyze the internal structure of noun phrases, verb phrases, adjective phrases, and adverb phrases
